Presentation and screening of the film "Rudolf Nureev. Island of dreams" (90 min)

Eugeniya Tirdatova — Director and screenwriter

The Lecture hall will present the Russian-Turkish film by Russian director Evgenia Tirdatova about the little-known period of life of the greatest dancer and choreographer of the 20th century Rudolf Nureev. In the 80-ies of the last century Rudolf Nureev came to Turkey three times a year. He loved the East, which was very close to him. The film collected rare historical photos of these visits, and the testimonies of those who were lucky to contact with Nureev personally. There are artists, who he worked with, as well as ordinary people. Some memories are very colorful. For example, a story how the dancer could lay a carpet on the ground and come up with new choreography, gracefully moving through its patterns. Many people just call him Rudy. The entire film is accompanied by bright, colorful frames, which can tell you about the great Turkey and its main attractions without words. In 1986 Rudolf Nureev staged the ballet "Sleeping beauty" in Istanbul. He wanted to buy the own island there and build a house on it. The film was released worldwide in May 2016. The Festival guests will have a unique opportunity to see the film on the screen at the Lecture hall. The film will be presented by Evgenia Tirdatova, the scriptwriter, director and producer.

June 18, 19:00

The lecture "Unknown Turkey" by Ivan Starodubtsev, the real expert, blogger, living in Turkey for the past 14 years. Ivan is the author of over 100 articles about this amazing country, he whrite for the "Moskovsky Komsomolets" newspaper, participates in programs on radio "Vesti FM".